Chapter 40: Door-to-door apology to welcome the lion dance
"Young Master?"
A few faint candles reflected in the study, and he silently stepped forward to pick up a list of booklets that had fallen to the ground, and looked at He Qingxian who was frozen in front of the bookshelf with concern.
"Oh...... It's okay. "Out of nowhere, a gust of wind blew, and my temples ached. Isn't it a certain flower smearing him everywhere? Rubbing his eyes attentively, He Qingxian closed the book, "What time is it?" ”
"Back to the young master, Chenshi. Young lady, they should be almost ready in the kitchen. ”
"Okay, let's go too."
Today, there are only two weeks left until the rice viewing event.
The matter is piling up and should not be delayed any longer, and all must be resolved before the General Assembly. Yesterday, I sent a message to Xue Fu in a hurry, saying that I would visit this morning. The time was arranged in a hurry, and since the Xue Mansion did not refuse, the party they came to apologize could not be late.
"Young master, can your body still survive?" Speechless was a little worried.
At that time, He Qingxian was seriously injured by someone who set up a bureau, and although he was cured later, he fell into a vicious illness with headaches from time to time, and his attacks were irregular. In addition to dealing with trivial and complicated family affairs, he also had to prepare for the rice appreciation conference, and took time to read the information of the past years and the chapters related to planting, sometimes reading it like an all-nighter.
was so busy that he was speechless and worried that his master would not be able to bear it.
"Just a few more days, no problem." He Qingxian pushed open the door, and a few half-yellow leaves in the air floated by, stopping at the well.
He wrapped his robe tighter. The wind in this summer morning has become a little colder, and it may be that autumn is approaching.
I don't know if she has enough clothes today.
The steaming mist drifted from the room to the outside of the house, mixed with a few ruthless complaints, a few helpless dumb laughs, He Qingxian hadn't stepped on the edge of the door, and heard the excitement inside a few meters away. She happened to meet Huanhuan coming out with a basin of water, and she was about to say hello, but was stopped by his silent gesture, and nodded blankly and retreated.
He Qingxian raised his hand back, signaling that he would not go in without saying a word, and hide behind the door with him. Early in the morning, three women in a play, he was really a little interested.
"I didn't expect Brother Qingxian to be so bad!" complained about Xiang Tongtong, who was in charge of complaining, angrily crossed his waist and stood in the C position, feeling that he had been really blind for so many years, "Cousin-in-law, if you don't care about him anymore, he will become more and more rampant!" ”
"Oh, my eldest lady, I told you, I was still in the house last night, maybe I was busy with something else early in the morning." Hua Mo laughed and pulled Xiang Tongtong's sleeve, "Your cousin, it's not like the supporting actor in the script, you can sit down and rest for a while." ”
He Qingxian raised his eyebrows, and the corners of his mouth raised an imperceptible arc. didn't count him down with others, and there was a slight sense of maintenance? Not bad, not bad, there is progress.
"Alas!" Xiang Tongtong was so angry that the Mary Sue heroine went on and beat her chest.
This cousin-in-law is too obsessed, and her husband Hongxing is out of the wall and is still helping him talk. I thought that Hua Mo would recognize the truth after being hit in person, but this hearing is even more confusing than her blind worship back then.
Hate iron does not make steel!
Seeing that his cousin-in-law was blinded by lard, Xiang Tongtong turned the artillery fire aside again, and aimed at the audience who was silently packing gifts: "Xiaolan! You said! ”
"Huh?" The little slave who was named shook in fright and pointed at herself, "I...... What do I say, Miss Cousin? "People just want to quietly eavesdrop on the emotional stories of their masters, could it be that Fang Cai can't help but show that he listens to gossip with relish and accidentally exposes it?
"You say, does Brother Qingxian sneak out every night to have a tryst with his old friend?" Don't want to hide it, she knows that this group of slaves and maids is the gossip, and there is a lot of gossip, "Now your cousin-in-law is your master, and there are all women here, you can think about it and talk again!" ”
"Ouch Miss Watch!" How can she say that she is like a wall grass, not a person inside and out? Xiaolan was a little anxious, "Young lady, I swear to God!" Xiaolan definitely didn't favor the young master! We really don't know about the master, and I really haven't seen the young master have a private meeting with other girls, he has been soaked in the study for the past few days! Big truth! ”
"Ha ......" Seeing Xiaolan's anxious explanation to show her loyalty, Hua Mo smiled and pressed her sworn hand, and said funny, "Okay, okay, I believe you, look at you, I'm scared, your hands are chicken feet." ”
"Cousin, you're too easy to talk to! Come, Lan, I'm ......."
"Ahem!"
Xiang Tongtong rolled up her sleeves, and was about to continue to brutally extract a confession, when a heavy cough frightened her and immediately shrank behind Hua Mo.
Brother Qingxian, the central figure of their gossip and entertainment, suddenly flashed.
He Qingxian pretended not to hear what they had just said, stepped into the kitchen casually, and approached them directly, while looking back at the peeking eyes behind the flower foam with a little deep meaning.
Isn't that a scare for kids? He only reminded his dear cousin with a slight hint of mildness, not to hide behind his back and insidiously release cold arrows.
"Young lady, Miss Cousin." Wordless and politely greeting, he glanced at the chaotic kitchen, and his face showed a little doubt, this is ...... Are you ready to go?
"You're all set, aren't you?" He Qingxian's eyes fell on Hua Mo, and his brows suddenly furrowed.
Why are you dressed so thinly?
"Soon, another quarter of an hour." Mistaking him for urging, Hua Mo turned his head and pointed to the smoking pot, "Well, you can leave when the cake is ready." ”
"Hmm...... I'm waiting for you outside. With that, without saying a word, he led out of the kitchen without a word.
Hey, why does this person look like an uncle? Hua Mo felt a little unhappy in her heart. Get up early in the morning, busy with this and that, he doesn't help it, just forget it, is this because she is slow to do things and delays him from going out?
What traditional machismo!
"Cousin-in-law......" The cool back gradually faded away, and Xiang Tongtong finally stretched out his head like a turtle, and weakly shook the bulging flower foam on his face, "What do you think...... Did Brother Qingxian hear us...... Uh, hear me, speak ill of him? "Otherwise, why did he look at her so darkly just now! The hairs are standing on end!
"Well, men are suddenly perverted for a few days every month. It's just like we come to Kwai Shui every month, and we're in a bad mood, which means the same. Hua Mo retracted her facial expression and gently touched Tongtong's head, "It's normal, it's okay." ”
Adults, they comfort children like this, but in their hearts another voice is protesting-
What is fine! Normal ghost! Sit on one's hands! Just eat and don't do anything! Big pig's trotters!
This silent swearing came to an abrupt end until she moved out of the mansion with a large bag and a small bag, and it was not until He Qingxian saw her that he draped the velvet robe on her shoulders without saying a word.
Well?
The last second was still wantonly despising him in his heart, and the flower foam in this second couldn't help but be stunned. She looked down at the cloak on her body, and then looked up at his face that was no longer frowning.
"Why are you still stunned? It's cold on the streets. He Qingxian took her arm as usual and helped her step onto the carriage.
Hua Mo tugged at the corner of her clothes, looked sideways at He Qingxian, who then got into the car together and sat down in the direction of her at nine o'clock. The other party looked back at her calmly as if nothing had happened.
What to see?
He Qingxian raised his eyebrows and silently expressed his puzzlement.
What do you mean?
Hua Mo didn't open his mouth, pulled his cloak, pursed his lips, and expressed his doubts with his facial features.
At one time, he is an uncle, and at another time, he is a considerate husband? Don't...... Was she worried that she would catch a cold if she wore too little dress just now, so she frowned?
"Cousin!"
The two who were still squeezing their eyebrows were startled by this voice, and the pink bubbles in the air burst instantly, and the parties looked away in embarrassment.
Xiang Tongtong, who was late, broke into the car with a notebook, completely unaware of the suspicious and ambiguous atmosphere left in the air, and sat down next to Huamo excitedly, showing off his baby: "Cousin, look, I bought "Gold Medal Moon Old is the Most Invincible" with great difficulty, and I almost dropped it!" Xue Bingren definitely likes it! "This kind of flattery can always make people angry, right?
"yes, haha, let me see." Harm, what, how do you feel like you've been caught raped in bed? Hua Mo smirked weakly, grabbed Xiang Tongtong's treasure book, looked at the cover for a while, and gave full affirmation, "Well, good buy, good buy." ”
The title of the book is well-written, obviously spineless, and it is very useful to give Xue Bingren a high-profile slap on the back. The book cover is still embroidered, concave and convex and textured, and it looks high-end. Hua Mo opened a certain page inside, there were traces of folding, and she even made notes? I didn't expect this girl to be quite serious about reading a novel!
Not good!
"Cousin, cousin, you don't need to look inside!" Xiang Tongtong hurriedly stretched out his hand, closed the book in a panic and put it in his arms, and swallowed his saliva timidly, peeking at the reaction of the foam. Didn't see it? Yes? Should...... Didn't see it?
It's a pity that it's too late, it's too late.
It was too late, it was too soon, and before the book was snatched back, the foam of ten lines at a glance had already roughly swept over the content marked as the focus, and just a few lines of words were enough to make her gasp.
Sure enough, the location where the notes are taken is the essence.
I didn't expect the intimate scenes of ancient novels to be more explicit than modern ones, thanks to the fact that she has also experienced the youth of being addicted to novels, and understands the beginning of girlish love and curiosity about the relationship between men and women. It's just the title of the book...... It's hard to imagine that the content inside is so exciting!
"Put it away." Hua Mo pretended to be serious and glanced at Tongtong, and did not forget to tell the underage girl, "Buy less of this kind of script in the future, and read more of your ...... Eyes, not good. ”
Sure enough, they are all women, and my cousin-in-law understands her. Xiang Tongtong smiled and hid the book behind him: "Okay." ”
Well? Just bad for the eyes? He Qingxian smiled without saying a word, lifted the curtain on one side, and the carriage passed by the iconic post station in the Eastern District at a high speed, not far from Xue's mansion.
"Tongtong." In order to make a smooth peace, he had to remind the two ladies again, "Be polite later, and don't play with the lady's temper." ”
“…… Got it. ”
"Ma'am."
"Huh?" Why do you even have to lecture her?
"You, don't agree to Xue Bingren's request indiscriminately." He Qingxian didn't look back at her, and continued to look at the scenery outside the car, which didn't seem to be an important matter, but he emphasized faintly, "Thousand, thousand, no, want." ”
"Hey, I'm ......" Hua Mo was about to argue that she was not a person without measure, when the sound of gongs and drums drowned out her voice.
Absolutely, who has a happy event so early in the morning?
The horses leading the way slowed down, but the sound of gongs and drums was getting closer and closer, and a kind of uneasiness arose in He Qingxian's heart. His instincts told him that this should not be ......
"Young Master, the Xue Mansion has arrived." Wordlessly, he opened the curtain on one side, a little difficult to speak, "There are a lot of people gathered at the door, it seems to be ......"
"Well, say."
"It's like a lion dance."
“……”
"Prepare firecrackers, too."
“……”